June 6, 2019

GeoLocation API in Javascript

By Krishnaa JavaScript Questions 0 Comments

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to use Geolocation api in javascript.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    
    <button onclick="getGeoLocation()">Find My Location</button>

    <br><br>
    <div style="display:none;">
        <a href="#">Click Here</a>
    </div>

    <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

function getGeoLocation(){
    if(navigator.geolocation){
        navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(onSuccess, onError);        
    }else {
        console.log('Not Supported');
    }
}


function onSuccess(position){

    // const {latitude, longitude} = position.coords;

    const {latitude, longitude} = {
        latitude: '40.785091',
        longitude: '-73.968285'
    };
    
    const url = `https://www.latlong.net/c/?lat=${latitude}&long=${longitude}`;

    document.querySelector('a').setAttribute('href', url);
    document.querySelector('div').style.display = 'block';
}

function onError(error){
    console.log(error);
}

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